~Taking part in a damn dangerous mission for HESPARC, led by my father? It all sounds so insane... What should I do...?~
Hakuto lies on his bed in the dorm room of the U.S. Division's training center.
Of course, he's been introduced under a fake name—no one knows he's the son of the disgraced Shin Tendo.
To them, he's just a particularly promising cadet.
His eyes stare at the ceiling.
He doesn't know what to do.
The thought that his father might finally consider him ready for a mission like this fills his heart with joy.
But at the same time, fear gnaws at him.
It's not his own safety that scares him.
Sure, that too—he's still just a seventeen-year-old boy.
But what really weighs on him is Rika and Yuzu.
Hakuto knows how much they care about him.
How much they love him.
Just as he loves them.
If something were to happen to him… he doubts they'd be able to bear that kind of pain.
Even the thought makes his chest tighten.
